Kirkmahoe and Kilblane
Kirkmahoe is a parish in Nithsdale, Dumfriesshire. It is bounded by Closeburn, Kirkmichael, Tinwald, Dumfries, Holywood, Dunscore, and Keir. (1867: The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, by John Marius Wilson).
Auchencairn, Broomdykes, Carnsalloch, Dalswinton, Duncow, Kirkton, Quarrelwood
Carnsalloch, Millhead or Milnhead
PRE-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
POST-REFORMATION GOVERNANCE:
Kirkmahoe. The church of Kirkmahoe was dedicated to St Mungo, but evidently there was an earlier dedication to St Machuit. There is a mission chapel in the parish at Dalswinton.
Kilblane. Kilblane was dedicated to St Blaan of Kingarth.
Includes ministers, licentiates, assistants, readers, and clerks.
(1928: Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, by Hew Scott, D. D.)
Parish registers turned over to the Registrar-General, as a result of the Registration of Births, Deaths, and Marriages (Scotland) Act of 1854. The letters B. D. and M. indicate Births (or Baptisms), Deaths (or Burials), and Marriages (or Proclamations of Banns) respectively. Numbers indicate separate volumes or books. Note: These records are by no means complete or without damage; consult the Detailed List of the Old Parochial Registers of Scotland (1872) to learn more about the condition of the records.
| OPR and RD Numbers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | Name | Number | Type |
| 1720-1854 | Kirkmahoe | 835 | OPR |
| 1855-1969 | Kirkmahoe | 835 | RD |
| 2009 | Dumfries and Galloway, Dumfries | 834 | RD |
| 2026 | Dumfries & Galloway Council; Kirkmahoe Community Council | ||
(2009: Parishes and Registration Districts of Scotland - Old and New, National Records of Scotland)
Local community councils (2026) are provided as a potential source of additional information for settlements within the original boundaries of the parish. (Source)
Statistics from informal and official censuses
Bell, Brown, Dickson, Edgar, Johnstone, Kerr, Robson, Smith, Swan, Wilson
Note: Names appearing in research materials, other than censuses. Simple names (First name, surname only) have been omitted unless they appear associated with large properties. All women's names, and men's names with occupations, military ranks, or peerage titles are included.
By the Reverend Mr Archibald Lawson.
"The inhabitants of the parish amount to about 1200. In 1755, according to Dr Webster, the number was 1098. Besides a new and regularly built village on the estate of Dalswinton, for the accommodation of 15 families, and upwards, there are four others; the smallest of which contains about 100 inhabitants, and the largest (Duncow) between 150 and 200."
(This section contains excerpts, at times restructured or paraphrased, from an article appearing in Statistical Account of Scotland, Sir John Sinclair, 1791-1799)
Primary Sources:
Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-1799), Volume 2, p. 30
New Statistical Account of Scotland (1834-1845), Volume 4, Section I, p. 53
See Parish Page Sources for all source information and links.
